(24986) Yalefan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 May 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yale Wang Fan (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the Catlin Gabel School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Naming citation (20080917/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yalefan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yalefan is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 24986 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 KS46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 6.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.857 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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